SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 44

SSC MTS Previous Year - 08 August 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q44

Which of the following musical instrument is a reed instrument?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Shehnai.

  • Reed instrument, in music, is any of several wind instruments (aerophones) that sound when the player’s breath or air from a wind chamber causes a reed (a thin blade of cane or metal) to vibrate, thereby setting up a sound wave in an enclosed air column (in reed pipes) or in the open air (usually free reeds).
  • Among the given options, Shehnai is a reed instrument.